Phaedrus78 Posted January 22, 2019 #2051 Share Posted January 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, mwolever said: Is this sailing absolutely full?? So surprising that all were rejected, regardless of bid range. I’m not sure, but I don’t think it was far from it. There were a couple of reports on the Facebook group for the sailing from people who did get accepted but not many. Next year I’ll just pay for balcony off the jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CONCH65 Posted January 22, 2019 #2052 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Is there a certain time of day these upgrades are awarded or is it totally random? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davencl Posted January 22, 2019 #2053 Share Posted January 22, 2019 20 minutes ago, CONCH65 said: Is there a certain time of day these upgrades are awarded or is it totally random? I can only comment on my recent experience for the 1/27 Breakaway. Most of the Haven upgrades were done during all day Friday 1/18. At the end of the day they left 3 cabins in those havens not already booked. On Monday during the day 1 room remains in those rooms. My upgrade to Haven happened Friday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappion Posted January 22, 2019 #2054 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 hours ago, CONCH65 said: Is there a certain time of day these upgrades are awarded or is it totally random? Both of mine came in the afternoon, but one came 3 days before sailing and one came 9 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitten10 Posted January 22, 2019 #2055 Share Posted January 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Phaedrus78 said: I’m not sure, but I don’t think it was far from it. There were a couple of reports on the Facebook group for the sailing from people who did get accepted but not many. Next year I’ll just pay for balcony off the jump. Just did a mock booking, and it looks like the sailing is almost completely full. Everything is either a Sail Away or a Guarantee, so can't see how many empty rooms are left. Still super interesting... have a fabulous trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted January 22, 2019 #2056 Share Posted January 22, 2019 6 hours ago, CONCH65 said: Is there a certain time of day these upgrades are awarded or is it totally random? My experience all three were successful, 1 recd upgrade 5 days out, 2nd 1 was 4 days out, 3rd 1 was 3 days out. All received notification between 1030am and 100pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D. Posted January 22, 2019 #2057 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 9:06 AM, Bulldogsoc said: <snip> Fortunately or unfortunately doing the Haven on your first cruise is like going to a 5 star resort on your first trip to the Caribbean... it is hard to go back. That said our regular balcony and inside cabin on the Carnival Spendor the next year was our favourite (and half the price!). Now that I know how this bidding works, I will simply book balconies and mini's that I would be satisfied with and then bid on the Haven moving forward. The potential savings are just too good. <snip> In early '18, as I was booking our usual inside stateroom, the NCL agent offered us a suite upsell (SJ) on the Star. The price was "almost" too good to turn down, although I "almost" did. But I bought the deal and it has pretty much ruined me for an inside stateroom. Looking back over my cruise history, that upsell has "made" me spend lots more money per cruise day than on cruises prior to that fateful day. The size of the family suite vs. an inside stateroom was a huge plus but, for me, the even more important thing was/is the service. The "special" meals and special attention probably hooked me more than the stateroom improvement. So I love your comment of "it is hard to go back". That is certainly my experience. MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sup_Devil Posted January 22, 2019 #2058 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Where do you see the rating of the offer like good, poor etc?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nola26 Posted January 22, 2019 #2059 Share Posted January 22, 2019 42 minutes ago, Sup_Devil said: Where do you see the rating of the offer like good, poor etc?? If you receive an upgrade email and follow the instructions to bid it will be on the slider you move to select your bid amount. Poor is all the way to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPJC03 Posted January 23, 2019 #2060 Share Posted January 23, 2019 On the Getaway for 3/10 Western Caribbean. All categories are available, over 90% of Haven suites still open. Booked midship mini-suite on deck 11. Bid $600 for spa haven and $700 for courtyard Haven. Both are in upper poor-lower fair range. Hoping to get one of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesswiththedevil Posted January 23, 2019 #2061 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Bid $75pp to upgrade from an inside to a family picture window oceanview on the 2/1 Jade. It was accepted today (10 days out). I am very happy with this turn of events as I was super nervous about the inside cabin after I cheaped out and booked it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogsoc Posted January 23, 2019 #2062 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Oh well Mike D... we can’t take with us! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParrotheadG Posted January 23, 2019 #2063 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Has anyone had their bids accepted this week for the 1/27 Getaway? The last ones I saw accepted were for Haven cabins last week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted January 23, 2019 #2064 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, ParrotheadG said: Has anyone had their bids accepted this week for the 1/27 Getaway? The last ones I saw accepted were for Haven cabins last week... My son submitted a pretty high bid for a spa balcony (they have a lot left) but hasn’t heard anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie38 Posted January 23, 2019 #2065 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2/2 Sailing of Bliss. Booked Oceanview, the regretted it....Original complete total with alcohol and 3 day UDP was $2356. Bid $100 pp for balcony and accepted. So $2660 for Balcony...I am happy. At the time of booking there was a large disparity between OV a & balcony. I believe $600 to $700 more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlcardsfan79 Posted January 23, 2019 #2066 Share Posted January 23, 2019 21 hours ago, Sup_Devil said: Where do you see the rating of the offer like good, poor etc?? When checking my bids on my IPhone I couldn't see what range my bid was in, just a bar with a slider to move left or right. But on my iPad there was a half circle with a needle and different colors and it showed what the bid range was i.e. poor, average, excellent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EllieinNJ Posted January 23, 2019 #2067 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I bid the maximum for a balcony on the 2/2/19 Sun. It shows as poor. Would there be something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcdds6 Posted January 23, 2019 #2068 Share Posted January 23, 2019 We are on the Feb. 1st Jade in a suite. I booked our 3 grown kids and their sig. others, inside cabins for Xmas gifts, and if they wanted to upgrade, it was on them. They all got their $150 bids to Balconies on deck 9. The total for their cabins is now under $1500 with bev package and $200 OBC. Seems like a good deal to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesswiththedevil Posted January 23, 2019 #2069 Share Posted January 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, jpcdds6 said: We are on the Feb. 1st Jade in a suite. I booked our 3 grown kids and their sig. others, inside cabins for Xmas gifts, and if they wanted to upgrade, it was on them. They all got their $150 bids to Balconies on deck 9. The total for their cabins is now under $1500 with bev package and $200 OBC. Seems like a good deal to me. I'm on the same cruise. It can't come soon enough! Congrats on the upgrades! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoodieRuth2 Posted January 23, 2019 #2070 Share Posted January 23, 2019 On the 1/27 19-day Panama Canal cruise on the Gem leaving from LA, I'm in an inside cabin (traveling solo) and bid $130 for a balcony. Have not seen any comments from people regarding bids on this cruise. About 2 weeks ago it was showing that only suites and minisuites were available. Balconies all sold out. Then several later Is there still a chance for a balcony upgrade? My bid hasn't actually rejected - it still shows "pending" so I gues I'm still inn the running. It's very close to departure time and still no word. Has anyone been notified one way or another on their balcony bids - accepted or rejected? Any word at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmom Posted January 23, 2019 #2071 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm wondering if what you originally paid when booking plays into who gets an upgrade? Also if it could have to do with pre-paying tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody7 Posted January 23, 2019 #2072 Share Posted January 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, Jasonmom said: I'm wondering if what you originally paid when booking plays into who gets an upgrade? Also if it could have to do with pre-paying tips? I am sure it has to do with the original booking price! The more you paid upfront, the lower your bid probably has to be? Well, that's my speculative logic. How do you think pre-paying tips factors in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmom Posted January 23, 2019 #2073 Share Posted January 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Melody7 said: I am sure it has to do with the original booking price! The more you paid upfront, the lower your bid probably has to be? Well, that's my speculative logic. How do you think pre-paying tips factors in? I don't know. We just never pre-pay tips. Doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted January 23, 2019 #2074 Share Posted January 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Melody7 said: I am sure it has to do with the original booking price! The more you paid upfront, the lower your bid probably has to be? Well, that's my speculative logic. How do you think pre-paying tips factors in? From a money standpoint, how much you paid for your initial booking should make no difference at all, except maybe as a tie breaker. NCL already has your initial payment. In order to maximize profits, they should take the highest bids, regardless of initial payment. If I paid $1000 for my room and bid $250 and someone else paid $1100 for their room and bids $200, my "total" would only be $1250 and their "total" would be $1300, but NCL would be stupid to turn down my $250 and take the other person's $200. They already have the initial $2200 from our original bookings in their pockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody7 Posted January 23, 2019 #2075 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 minute ago, JamieLogical said: From a money standpoint, how much you paid for your initial booking should make no difference at all, except maybe as a tie breaker. NCL already has your initial payment. In order to maximize profits, they should take the highest bids, regardless of initial payment. If I paid $1000 for my room and bid $250 and someone else paid $1100 for their room and bids $200, my "total" would only be $1250 and their "total" would be $1300, but NCL would be stupid to turn down my $250 and take the other person's $200. They already have the initial $2200 from our original bookings in their pockets. That definitely makes sense! I am not, as you can tell, mathematically minded 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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